Machine for winding ribbon



L. H. ANDERSON.

MACHINE FOR WINDING RIBBON.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I4, 1920. I

PatentedSept. 28, 1920.

LUTHER H. ANDERSON, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

MACHINE FOR WINDING RIBBON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

Application filed February 14, 1920. Serial No. 358,576.

To all whom it'ma z concern.

Be it known that I, LUTHER H. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Vinding Ribbon; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to machines for winding ribbon, and particularly to a hand device for use in stores for winding ribbons and tapes after the same have been measured in taking stock.

The objects of the invention areto provide a simple and easily adjusted machine which may be readily moved and quickly attached to any ordinary table or counter, and used by stores for rewinding ribbons after the same have been unwound for taking stock in the store, or for other purposes.

In practice it is customary for stores in taking stock to ascertain the lengths of ribbon on hand, to unwind all the separate bolts or spools of ribbon, and after the same have been measured and tabulated, to rewind the same. Much time is required to perform the rewinding unless a suitable means is provided, and as each roll of ribbon may be of different width, and their respective spools may be either hollow or solid and of varying sizes, it is necessary that the machine be readily adjustable to accommodate the varying sizes of spools and widths of ribbon, or material to be rewound, and my further obj ect is to provide such a machine.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged end view of the fixed guide plate;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the sliding guide plate;

Fig. 1 is a detail of bars and spool;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged View of bar foot and binding screw.

Referring to the drawings:

The invention comprises a spindle 5 rotatablyrnounted in the yoke 42 and having a crank 6 of any suitable character afiixed to one end, while the other end is adapted to receive the sleeve 7, which is fixedly mounted on a guiding disk 9. Sleeve 7 may be secured to the spindle 5 by any suitable means, such as the cotter pin 8. The guiding disk 9 is provided with a plurality of spaced radial slots 10. Winding bars 11 are provided with right angle shoulders 12, offset faces 12' and threaded pins 13, the threaded pins 13 being adapted to pass through the slots 10 of the guide disk 9 and to receive binding nuts. The faces 12 are adapted to grip guiding disk 9 on either side of the slots 10. It will be apparent that this structure will permit the radial adjustment of the winding bars 11 relative to cach other and provides means for their rigid attachment perpendicularly to the guiding disk 9. An adjustable guiding disk 16 is also provided with a plurality of radial slots 1'7, through which sleeve members 19 adapted to receive the winding bars are passed, having check plates attached thereto on each side of said slots, so that said sleeves are secured in slidable relation to said disk 16. Set screws 20 are provided for sleeves 19 and are adapted to secure the winding bars therein. The yoke 42 is suitably supported by bars 3 from a clamping member 1 provided with a set screw 2 adapted to engage any counter or table available. The winding bars are preferably made relatively broad and thin to provide requisite stiffness and sufliciently long to accommodate any commercial width of ribbon, goods, or the spools therefor. The disks 9 and 16 are made suitably stiff and of sufficient diameters to accommodate the maximum diameters of spools, with the radial slots 10 and 17 extending sufficiently near the centers to accommodate the smallest diameters of spools.

In operation, the set screws 14 are un loosened and the winding bars 11 adjusted over the spool 15 which is placed between them and abutting the fixed disk 9. Set screws 1 1 are then tightened and adjustable disk 16 applied to the winding bars, the latter passing through the slidable sleeves 18 until the disk 16 abuts the outer end of the spool, whereupon set screws 20 in sleeves 19 are tightened and the ribbon or tape wound over the spool and winding bars 11 between the guiding disks 9 and 16, by the revolution or" the spindle 5 by means of crank 6. When the ribbon is wound disk 16 is removed and the spool and wound ribbon slipped off the thin winding bars 11.

What I claim is:

1. A machine for winding ribbon, comprising a rotatable guide plate, a plurality of winding bars connected with said plate.

naled crank shaft, a guide plate attached to said shaft, a plurality of winding bars adjustably secured at right angles to the face of said guide plate, and another guide plate slidably mounted upon said winding bars, and removable therefrom, means for preventing the latter plate from sliding on the bars, the said bars being adjustable in position from the faces of each of the guide plates, and means for revolving the plates and winding bars.

3. A machinev for winding ribbon comprising a rotatable guide plate, a plurality of winding bars at right angles to said guide 7 plate and radially adjustable relatively thereto, and an adjustable guide plate having a plurality of radial slots, sleeves slidably adjustable in said slots and adapted to receive and slide on said winding bars, and means for securing said windingbars in said sleeves.

4:. A machine for Winding ribbon having in combination two guide plates, each provided with a plurality of radial slots, sleeves slidably mounted in the radial slots of one of said plates, a plurality of winding bars each having-a right angled shoulder at one end, a threaded pin secured to said shoulder adapted to pass through a radial slot in the other said plate and to be secured thereto by a nut, said winding'bars being adapted to slide through said sleeves in said first plate and to be adjustably secured therein, and means for rotating said plates and Winding bars substantially as specified.

5. A machine for winding ribbon, comprising a yoke, means for supporting said yoke, a shaft mounted on said yoke, a guide plate secured to one end of the shaft, a

plurality of winding bars at right angles to said guide plate and radially adjustable relatively thereto an adjustable guide plate and means for securing said winding bars to the adjustable guide plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LUTHER H. ANDERSON. 

